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Where does “besette” come from?

besette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German besetten, from Old Saxon *bisettian.

besette (Norwegian Bokmål): to occupy; to obsess, possess; to fill

Definitions

  1. to occupy; to obsess, possess; to fill

Ancestry of “besette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbesetten—
2Old Saxon*bisettian—
Every word from Old Saxon *bisettian →